Encore: Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe
Tides of History
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Chivalry: A Collective Body of Knights, Outstanding Deeds and a Fluid Ideal
In the mediaeval world, chivalry was a practical set of structures. There were three essential rules everyone seemed to agree on: prowess, honor and piety. Most knights had no doubt that their place in the world as respected fighters had been ordained by god. The question of just when these mounted warriors became quotn nights is bound up with debates about feudalism.
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